Presentiment (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She awoke in the middle of the night with a presentiment that something terrible was about to happen.
- As I walked through the dark and abandoned alley, a creeping presentiment settled over me that I was being watched.
- From the moment I stepped onto the sinking ship, I had a presentiment of doom that refused to subside.
- As she signed the papers, the wife felt a presentiment of dread about her new business partnership that she couldn't shake off.
- His mind filled with an uneasy presentiment as he entered the isolated cabin where he would spend the weekend alone.